Nobody was expecting the Blue Devils to be 5-0. A peek under the hood shows a resilient team taking its lead from a guy who was jilted in his first stint with Miami.
Clemson is on the upswing and has routed three straight opponents while the start of Florida State's season has been a disaster. Will things get ugly in Tallahassee on Saturday?
QB Jalen Milroe and Alabama are still just a third of their way through a tough schedule, and Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty and others continue to impress.
Ryan Williams is a star now for Alabama, but in the new world of college football, the Tide will need to continue to recruit him to keep him in Tuscaloosa.